
And that is exactly the tone of the Friends Theme. They were more like a new group of people that you set out together with as really good friends. It still counts! Besides, to separate these two versions would be at a detriment to the overall tone of each piece. Pokémon X & Y had without a doubt the friendliest set of rivals, almost to the point where it would be wrong to even refer to them as ‘rivals’. They are two variations on the same song in the same game. His battle theme matches his ferocity with a more nervy and cruel take on the standard battle melody, and makes you even more pumped to kick his ass.ġ7 – Friends Theme (A New Meeting & Friends Forever) – Pokémon X & Y Silver had by far one of the best backstories of any of the main series rivals, serving as an encapsulation of bitter rage that slowly learns the errors of his ways (stealing and abusing Pokémon, power hungry). Whereas your rival Blue from the original games was snarky, cocky, and annoying, in the sequel series of Gold/Silver/Crystal, your rival Silver was an all-out heartless and angry bastard. Rival Battle Theme – Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

There’s nothing that gets the nostalgic sense tingling like music, so let’s dive right in! So to celebrate not only one of the most successful game franchises of all time, but to a pop-cultural phenomenon that has supplied an endless amount of joy to millions of people, here are the The Top 20 Best Songs to be found in the main series of Pokémon games (so no anime, Mystery Dungeon games, other spinoffs, even though they all generally have great music too). The testament to that has been the best selling “Symphonic Evolutions” concert show that has toured around the world, helping to realise the music from the Pokémon games in glorious orchestral form, in a stunning collision between high art and pop culture.


Whether it prompted you in battle or made you feel grand to be taking a stroll through some grass or through a town, the music of Pokémon has been consistently stellar and often quite diverse. Throughout every adventure, every Pokémon capture, every wonderful place you journey to, every friend and rival you meet, every, fun-filled moment to be had, there was always a stunning track to accompany you. Now before you let that sink and most probably make you feel old, I believe it is important to look back at one of the most important and defining features of the Pokémon franchise: The Music. In case you did not know, it is the 20th year anniversary of Pokémon this year.
